Diligence is the mother of good fortune. And idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.
A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.
If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.
We could all take a lesson from crayons: some are sharp, some are beautiful, some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they still learn to live in the same box...
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.
The man with no imagination has no wings.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.
Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.
The unexamined life is not worth living.